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Ephesus

This is one of the most important and greatest classical cities in the world. A must see site, if you would like to see what is the best preserved ancient city in Turkey, or may be in the world. New research has shown that the city has been inhabited as early as 3000 B.C. long before the Ioninans have built a colony there. Among the ancient autonomous cities of the Ionian federation along the west coast of Anatolia., Ephesus was among the most important harbour cities. The fleets carried to different ports of the Mediterranean the luxurious goods produced in this region: pottery, fine fabrics, carpets, furniture, metal objects, precious metals.

At the Roman times the city was a center of wealth. The houses of the Roman riches can be seen around the city.

There is a great theater on slopes of Mt. Pion, to the north of the theater one can see the decorated arch, the entrance to the stadium. A wide street called the Arcadian Way streched from the base of the theater lined with statues, porticos and public buildings. Just north of the Arcadian way is the Church of the Virgin Mary.

Another street streches from the theater south to the library of Celsus. To the west of the library are stairs, the tumbled columns, and the exquisite decorations of the temple of Serapis.

Selcuk Museum has a great collection of the artifact excavated from the site.

For lodging in the Ephesus region please see Kusadasi Hotels. To get to Ephesus you can use bus and local minibus services or use a private Izmir Airport Transfer